Helen L.
Brixton
12 reviews
Best curry house on Brick Lane
07 Nov 07, 15:42
Above expectations
There are an awful lot of terrible restaurants on Brick Lane, I'm still not 100% sure that there isn't one kitchen underground serving out food for the entire road. Shampan is a gem though. It's not snazzy, it's not modern and it probably isn't worth a trek to - but if you're walking up Brick Lane, being hounded by the curry hawks outside then you should definitely duck into this place.
The menu is earthy with an emphasis on traditional cooking, there are lots of pulses and stew type dishes on the menu, as well as all the standards you'd expect. It definitely has enough to offer the more adventurous curry explorer though, there are plenty of unusual options to pick from.
The service is good and quick. The toilets aren't wonderful and the place is always noisy - but that's what you want from a curry house. The noise that is, not rubbish toilets. x
